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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Noun
There’s also the Mignon bag, which is made to order and comes decked in an allover print of a 2024 illustration. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026 Choose from a variety of prints and colors. Tory Johnson, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
It is believed only around 40 were ever printed, and they were given out as prizes for an illustration contest in the late 1990s. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 Participants will create a book using gel printing with handwritten Haiku poems. Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • Riley left an indelible impression on James.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, best leading actress nominees Emma Stone (Bugonia) and Renate Rensve (Sentimental Value) relied on bold cutouts to make a lasting impression.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press have shown activity at two of those sites, suggesting Iran is trying to assess and potentially recover material there.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, the President urged lawmakers to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America, Act, a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification to cast ballots in all 50 states, among other changes.
    Connor Greene, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The beloved comediennes locked in on a PG-13 field trip when asked about on-set memories in a Vanity Fair retrospective published Tuesday.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The organization works with law enforcement and other officials to find missing children, including publishing age-progression images.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Available from Atria/One Signal Publishers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • To create something that makes an imprint that the audience takes back home in their heads, that’s the challenge.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The brand said Ethridge’s photographs on display in the accompanying exhibition in Japan extend the brand’s tradition of championing the leading artists of the era.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Nobody could locate a transcript from Martin’s trial or the exact photograph.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But the lead did impress because Tampa had everything to play for, in a fight with Carolina to win the sad NFC South and claim the conference’s final available playoff spot.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The push for fully autonomous systems, agents that plan, reason, and act without human oversight, has created an automation theater where demos impress, but production systems disappoint.
    Joel Hron, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Next up, he can be seen in the World War II pic Pressure as well as the MRC pic A Place in Hell and Elsinore.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Songbird Coffee Shop Cute and cozy, this local coffee shop will make a beautiful backdrop for your engagement pics.
    TreNesha Striggles, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Donlon’s suit accusing senior NYPD leadership of engaging in a civil racketeering conspiracy included accusations that senior leadership used his physical office stamp — without his knowledge — to OK promotions of unqualified but politically connected officers.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Some are migrants, carrying passport stamps or refugee status, but crossing international borders is incidental to—rather than definitive of—what invisible exile means.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/print. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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